Article: Homeowners spruce up as they stay put ; Some Mainers are making their houses more sellable while they wait for prices to rebound.

JOSIE HUANG By JOSIE HUANG Staff Writer
Portland Press Herald (Maine)
07-04-2008
Homeowners spruce up as they stay put ; Some Mainers are making their houses more sellable while they wait for prices to rebound.
Byline: JOSIE HUANG By JOSIE HUANG Staff Writer
Edition: HOLIDAY
Section: Business
Type: News
Memo: "We're in a position that while we're holding onto the house, we figured we might just do things we liked if we kept it." Carol Amero Windham homeowner

SOUTH PORTLAND --

On the second floor of Al Huntley's Georgian-style house, a work crew ripped apart the bathroom. Out went the linoleum floor with the curled edges, the faucet with the chipped finish, the fiberglass shower enclosure.

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